Adam Vitalis, University of Waterloo

Research

audit reporting key audit matters nonprofessional investors professional investors estimation uncertainty audit assurance piecemeal assurance need for closure

Latest funding

An Investigation into the Impact of Changing the Auditor's Report on Financial Statement Users
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$94,829

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An Investigation into the Impact of Changing the Auditor's Report on Financial Statement Users

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vitalis, Adam M.

Keywords: audit reporting; key audit matters; nonprofessional investors; professional investors; estimation uncertainty; audit assurance; piecemeal assurance; need for closure

$94,829

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: audit reporting Dear Professor Vitalis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on audit reporting connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "An Investigation into the Impact of Changing the Auditor's Report on Financial Statement Users" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]